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Grammy nominated producer Duke Dumont was joined by an array of special guests last night for his debut live show at Oslo, Hackney. Support came in the form of Blasé Boys Club signee and 'I Got U' co-producer Jax Jones.

On November 16th after 2 months away, predominantly spent touring the US, Disclosure played their first headline gig back in the UK to a sold out crowd at the O2 Academy, Bristol. Support for the sibling duo came in the form of Liverpudlian House producer Friend Within and the enigmatic Australian breakout star of 2012 Flume.

Coldplay were in town for one of two sell out shows at the Etihad stadium in Manchester on Saturday, and the 50,000 strong audience were not disappointed. They were not only treated to a flawless live performance from one of the world’s greatest bands, they witnessed a spectacular show of lights, fireworks and gigantic confetti-filled balloons that were fired out into the crowd during the set.

After many months of speculation and anticipation, Easter weekend saw The Warehouse Project open the doors to their brand new Trafford Park venue, for two nights of the very best in House music. Friday welcomed a stellar Progressive line-up, including Eriz Prydz, Axwell, John Digweed & Joris Voorn, with Sunday playing host to Loco Dice, Claude Von Stroke, Julio Bashmore, Heidi, Maya Jane Coles & many more. Store Street has been an iconic place in Manchester's history over the past 5 years, meaning the new venue had a lot to live up to, but thankfully it did, in emphatic fashion.

After a quiet (not so quiet) Christmas break, last weekend saw my return to the club with a visit to Sankeys for the legendary Kerri Chandler. After being a huge fan of Kerri's for years now, it's quite unbelievable that I've never seen him live, however watching him play a 7 hour set at my favourite club in the world was probably the perfect setting for my first time.

Skylar Grey has been making big moves in the music scene over the past 18 months, providing hooks for Love The Way You Lie (Eminem & Rihanna), Words I Never Said (Lupe Fiasco), I Need a Doctor (Dr Dre & Eminem), and I'm Coming Home (P.Diddy), writing with musicians all over the scene from Avril Lavigne to Marilyn Manson, and performances at various festivals alongside Eminem and others, including Lollapalooza.

On the day that he was presented with his first ever magazine cover (see above), man of the moment Ed Sheeran arrived in Leeds to perform at the Cockpit for the second time in his career. If you have been before, then you will know that it's a rather dingy venue that is situated beneath Leeds Train Station, but is the type of place that Ed thrives on and can bring to life through both his music and vibrant personality.